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Can Transthoracic Echocardiography Replace Chest Radiography in the Evaluation of Cardiomegaly in Chagas Cardiomyopathy?

Tiago Senra

Chagas cardiomyopathy (CCM), first described in 1909 by Carlos Chagas, is still associated with high morbidity and mortality and socioeconomic impact, especially in Latin American countries.

The search for epidemiological, clinical, laboratory, electrocardiographic, and image markers associated with its prognosis plays an important role in the risk stratification of these patients.

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  • Cardiomegaly
  • Chagas Cardiomyopathy
  • Echocardiography/methods
  • Epidemiology
  • Heart Failure
  • Morbimortality
  • Radiography, Thoracic/methods
  • Socioeconomic Factors
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03/02/2021 DOI: 10.36660/abc.20200625 Views 2
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Case 2 / 2019 – Complete Atrioventricular Septal Defect, with Down Syndrome, without Pulmonary Hypertension and Natural History at 33 Years of Age

Edmar Atik et al. Alessandra Costa Barreto Maria Angélica Binotto

Clinical data

The patient has developed no symptoms since birth, when heart disease was diagnosed by the presence of heart murmur in the presence of physical elements of Down syndrome. The patient is currently able to walk approximately 30 minutes daily without showing signs of fatigue and accompanies other individuals normally. The patient uses enalapril and levothyroxine for hypothyroidism.

Physical examination: good overall status, eupneic, acyanotic, normal pulses in the 4 limbs. Weight: 41 kg, Height: 131 cm, MBP in the right upper limb: 110 x 60 mmHg, HR: 93 bpm, Sat O2: 97%.

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  • Complete atrioventricular defect Clinical/surgery Down syndrome
  • Echocardography/methods
  • Heart Defects, Congenital
  • Radiography, Thoracic/methods
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01/03/2019 DOI: 10.5935/abc.20190024 Views 1

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Senra T. Can Transthoracic Echocardiography Replace Chest Radiography in the Evaluation of Cardiomegaly in Chagas Cardiomyopathy?. Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia 2021;116(1):75-6.

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Senra, Tiago. Can Transthoracic Echocardiography Replace Chest Radiography in the Evaluation of Cardiomegaly in Chagas Cardiomyopathy?. Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia, v. 116, n. 1, p. 75-76, Feb. 2021.

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Senra, T. (2021). Can Transthoracic Echocardiography Replace Chest Radiography in the Evaluation of Cardiomegaly in Chagas Cardiomyopathy?. Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia, 116(1), 75-76.

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Senra, Tiago. Can Transthoracic Echocardiography Replace Chest Radiography in the Evaluation of Cardiomegaly in Chagas Cardiomyopathy?. Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia [online]. 2021, vol. 116, n. 1, [cited 2026-10-14], pp. 75-76. Available from: <https://journals.cardiol.br/en/article/can-transthoracic-echocardiography-replace-chest-radiography-in-the-evaluation-of-cardiomegaly-in-chagas-cardiomyopathy/>. ISSN 0066-782X

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Atik E, Barreto AC, Binotto MA. Case 2 / 2019 – Complete Atrioventricular Septal Defect, with Down Syndrome, without Pulmonary Hypertension and Natural History at 33 Years of Age. Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia 2019;112(3):319-20.

Electronic Document Format (ABNT)

Atik, Edmar; Barreto, Alessandra Costa; Binotto, Maria Angélica. Case 2 / 2019 – Complete Atrioventricular Septal Defect, with Down Syndrome, without Pulmonary Hypertension and Natural History at 33 Years of Age. Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia, v. 112, n. 3, p. 319-320, Feb. 2019.

Electronic Document Format (APA)

Atik, E., Barreto, A. C., & Binotto, M. A. (2019). Case 2 / 2019 – Complete Atrioventricular Septal Defect, with Down Syndrome, without Pulmonary Hypertension and Natural History at 33 Years of Age. Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia, 112(3), 319-320.

Electronic Document Format (ISO)

Atik, Edmar and Barreto, Alessandra Costa and Binotto, Maria Angélica. Case 2 / 2019 – Complete Atrioventricular Septal Defect, with Down Syndrome, without Pulmonary Hypertension and Natural History at 33 Years of Age. Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia [online]. 2019, vol. 112, n. 3, [cited 2026-10-14], pp. 319-320. Available from: <https://journals.cardiol.br/en/article/case-2-2019-complete-atrioventricular-septal-defect-with-down-syndrome-without-pulmonary-hypertension-and-natural-history-at-33-years-of-age/>. ISSN 0066-782X

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